Controversial? London-born actor Tom Hiddleston is set to play the most iconic American country singer of all time, Hank Williams, in an upcoming biopic. Hiddleston is best known for portraying the supervillain Loki in The Avengers.

According to Deadline, Hiddleston will not just learn Williams' Alabama accent but master his music too. And unlike Andre 3000’s recent turn as Jimi Hendrix in All Is by My Side, producers have secured the rights to several legendary Williams songs, including “Your Cheatin' Heart,” “I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry,” and “Hey Good Lookin'.”

Titled I Saw The Light, the movie is based on Colin Escott, George Merritt and William MacEwen's 1994 book, Hank Williams: The Biography. Director Marc Abraham adapted the screenplay himself and he aims to begin shooting in Louisiana in October 2014.

Hiddleston Tweeted a photo of June 12 with the simple message: I saw the light.